"Where's Ye Qin?" Zhao Ying continued asking.
"I had Uncle Yang take him outside," Ye Xuan replied.
Meanwhile, Ye Qin was halfway down the street when he ran into Yang Qitian hurrying over in a panic. "Your Highness, this is bad! Something happened!"
"What is it?" Ye Qin asked, slightly startled.
"Xiao Feng, an elder of Cracked Wind Sect, has brought five hundred Soul Masters to the palace. He says he wants justice for the crippled Xiao Xun, and he specifically named you!" Yang Qitian replied.
Upon hearing this, Ye Qin immediately understood. He had probably beaten Xiao Xun, so Cracked Wind Sect had come to demand an explanation!
"Wait, Monkey Yang, did you say Xiao Xun was crippled?" Ye Qin asked. "I don't remember beating him into a cripple!"
"But it is indeed true. This old minister personally examined him; all the bones and tendons in his limbs were broken!" Yang Qitian replied. "The Queen said you should not return to the palace for now!"
The more Ye Qin thought about it, the stranger it seemed. When Xiao Xun had fled, he had still been full of energy. How could all the bones and tendons in his limbs have been broken?
Could someone have framed him?
"Come on, we're going back to the palace!" Ye Qin immediately said.
"No, the Queen ordered that I absolutely cannot let you go back!" Yang Qitian stopped him.
"Monkey Yang, at a time like this, you shouldn't be stopping me. You should be protecting Ye Xuan!" As Ye Qin spoke, he pushed Yang Qitian aside and strode toward the palace.
Yang Qitian knew he could not stop him, so he quickly followed.
The moment Ye Qin entered the palace, he ran into Zhao Ying.
"I knew you would come back!" Zhao Ying said with a smile.
"Zhao Ying, how are things?" Ye Qin asked.
"With me and your aunt here, of course it's already been settled!" Zhao Ying said proudly.
"Ye... where's my aunt?" Ye Qin pressed.
"She had a headache and went to sleep first," Zhao Ying replied. "Ye Qin, think carefully. Do you have any enemies?"
Hearing this, Ye Qin knew that Zhao Ying believed he had not secretly harmed Xiao Xun. She thought someone had framed him, which was why she asked.
"Of course not!" Ye Qin replied.
"Of course I believe you didn't secretly harm him. Then there is only one possibility: someone wants to drive a wedge between the royal family and Cracked Wind Sect!" Zhao Ying replied.
Ye Qin immediately understood and nodded seriously.
"In any case, the Royal City may not be very peaceful lately. You need to go out less!" Zhao Ying added.
"Mm!" Ye Qin nodded.
Meanwhile, inside a side hall somewhere within Cracked Wind Sect.
"How did things go?" a young man asked coldly.
He was rather handsome, with bangs hanging down over his eyes. He was none other than Xiao Sheng, the Young Master of Cracked Wind Sect!
"Young Master, everything has been taken care of!" said a man in black kneeling beside him. "We crippled Xiao Xun and directed suspicion toward Ye Qin of the royal family. Also, the one who hit you at Spirit Hall today was Ye Qin!"
"Well done!" Xiao Sheng sneered. "But it isn't enough. Ye Qin must be killed. Only then can the royal family and Cracked Wind Sect become completely opposed, allowing us to reap the benefits!"
"Yang Qitian is protecting Ye Qin. It will be somewhat difficult!" the man in black replied.
"I don't care about that. Killing people is your business!" Xiao Sheng said coldly. "Also, find a way to capture Hu Liena for me!"
"This... Hu Liena is the Pope's disciple of Spirit Hall!" The man in black sounded even more troubled.
"Now that Xiao Xun has been crippled, I will soon become the heir of Cracked Wind Sect. As long as Hu Liena and I consummate our marriage, even the Pope will have no choice but to compromise!" Xiao Sheng laughed darkly. "By then, not only the kingdom—even Spirit Hall may fall under my control!"
"Ha ha ha!"
Inside the Prince's Sleeping Quarters of Hagen Das Kingdom.
After tightly shutting the palace doors and sending Yang Qitian away, Ye Qin released Mina and prepared to absorb the second Soul Ring granted by the system!
After the second ring was equipped, it was still fifty thousand years old, and his Soul Power directly rose to level twenty-six!
At six years old and level twenty-six, Ye Qin's cheat had already allowed him to instantly surpass Qian Renxue, who possessed Innate Full Soul Power!
However, Ye Qin was not satisfied. If he wanted to reach the pinnacle, this was far from enough.
Of course, he could not ascend to the heavens in a single step right now!
Next, his attention turned to the One-Time Permanent Disguise Card.
"Host, the card's function is exactly as its name suggests. It can give you a fully customizable body and appearance. In short, you may freely switch between your current appearance and the appearance granted by the system at any time. Within one month, it can be used for a total of one week, with unlimited transformations! PS: You may choose between a complete transformation and a partial transformation."
"Damn, that's amazing!" Ye Qin said excitedly.
That meant he could change his appearance. Although he only had seven days, it would allow him to shed his current child's body, and it would surely prove useful at certain crucial moments!
"Host, please imagine your appearance and voice in your mind!" the system continued prompting.
Hearing this, Ye Qin closed his eyes. Before long, a three-dimensional projection appeared before him.
The projection was one meter eighty tall, dressed in a black suit, with a well-proportioned figure and medium-short hair. His appearance was exceptionally handsome, and his features were exquisite to the extreme, giving off the feeling that one glance would be enough to remember him for a lifetime.
It was none other than Ye Qin from his previous life!
In his previous life, Ye Qin had not only been highly learned, but also extraordinarily handsome. From elementary school to university, he had always been called the "campus heartthrob," the dream man in countless girls' hearts!
"Please confirm your choice!" the system prompted.
"Wait. Mina, come take a look. Is he handsome?" Ye Qin asked Mina.
"Master, as long as you like it, Mina likes it too!" Mina said, smiling and nodding. "But honestly, he really is handsome!"
"Very good, confirm it!" Ye Qin said smugly.
"Generating appearance: nineteen... one hundred."
As the system prompt ended, Ye Qin could clearly feel his body changing. At first, the distance between his eyes and the ground increased. When he looked into a mirror, he had indeed become what he looked like in his previous life!
"Wonderful. This face is truly pleasing!" Ye Qin said with a crooked smile.
"Your Highness, an attendant of Hall Master Hu requests an audience!" a guard shouted from outside at that moment.
Hearing this, Ye Qin immediately recalled Mina and reverted to his original appearance. Then he said, "Let her in!"
Before long, a middle-aged woman walked in.
"What did Hu Liena send you here for?" Ye Qin asked.
The woman respectfully handed over a book and a token. "Your Highness Ye Qin, these are Spirit Hall's entry permit and Spirit Hall's regulations. Hall Master Hu asked me to deliver them to you!"
Taking the two items with slight confusion, Ye Qin continued, "Did she say anything else?"
"Hall Master Hu said that Spirit Hall's rules are strict. In the future, Your Highness Ye Qin should act cautiously and avoid causing trouble!" the woman replied.
This Hu Liena, it seems... Ye Qin thought excitedly.
"Also, Your Highness Ye Qin, Hall Master Hu asked you to report to Spirit Hall tomorrow morning. Bring all your clothes!"
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